Ohio § 4117.08

§ 4117.08.

(A) All matters pertaining to wages, hours, or terms and other conditions of employment

and the continuation, modification, or deletion of an existing provision of a collective

bargaining agreement are subject to collective bargaining between the public employer

and the exclusive representative, except as otherwise specified in this section and division (E) of section 4117.03 of the Revised Code . (B) Neither of the following are appropriate subjects for collective bargaining: (1) The conduct and grading of civil service examinations, the rating of candidates,

the establishment of eligible lists from the examinations, and the original appointments

from the eligible lists; (2) For collective bargaining agreements that are entered into on or after the effective

date of this amendment, the ability of state employees to perform their duties at

a location designated as a worksite. (C) Unless a public employer agrees otherwise in a collective bargaining agreement, nothing

in Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code impairs the right and responsibility of each

public employer to: (1) Determine matters of inherent managerial policy which include, but are not limited

to, areas of discretion or policy such as the functions and programs of the public

employer, standards of services, its overall budget, utilization of technology, and

organizational structure; (2) Direct, supervise, evaluate, or hire employees; (3) Maintain and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of governmental operations; (4) Determine the overall methods, process, means, or personnel by which governmental

operations are to be conducted; (5) Suspend, discipline, demote, or discharge for just cause, or lay off, transfer, assign,

schedule, promote, or retain employees; (6) Determine the adequacy of the work force; (7) Determine the overall mission of the employer as a unit of government; (8) Effectively manage the work force; (9) Take actions to carry out the mission of the public employer as a governmental unit. The employer is not required to bargain on subjects reserved to the management and

direction of the governmental unit except as affect wages, hours, terms and conditions

of employment, and the continuation, modification, or deletion of an existing provision

of a collective bargaining agreement.  A public employee or exclusive representative may raise a legitimate complaint or

file a grievance based on the collective bargaining agreement.